Patents by Inventor Andrew J. Schran

Andrew J. Schran has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Dynamic server-level thermal control based on component temperatures
    Patent number: 11150709
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and maintaining thermal exhaust temperatures for monitored servers may include a processor in communication with an exhaust temperature control system. The processor may implement various control loops to monitor inlet and exhaust temperatures for one or more servers, and the processor may monitor temperatures of various hardware components within those one or more servers. When the processor determines that a hardware component for a given server is overheating, the processor may take steps to decrease the temperature of the overheating hardware component for the given server. To determine whether a hardware component is overheating, the processor may leverage the hardware component's operating temperature margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Imwalle, David W. Stiver, Andrew J. Schran, Thomas Chris Newcomb
  • Dynamic Server-Level Thermal Control
    Publication number: 20190354151
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and maintaining thermal exhaust temperatures for monitored servers may include a processor in communication with an exhaust temperature control system. The processor may implement various control loops to monitor inlet and exhaust temperatures for one or more servers, and the processor may monitor temperatures of various hardware components within those one or more servers. When the processor determines that a hardware component for a given server is overheating, the processor may take steps to decrease the temperature of the overheating hardware component for the given server. To determine whether a hardware component is overheating, the processor may leverage the hardware component's operating temperature margin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Gregory Imwalle, David W. Stiver, Andrew J. Schran, Thomas Chris Newcomb
  • Method for adjusting cooling device based on battery presence
    Patent number: 10429910
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and maintaining thermal exhaust temperatures for monitored servers may include a processor in communication with an exhaust temperature control system. The processor may implement various control loops to monitor inlet and exhaust temperatures for one or more servers, and the processor may monitor temperatures of various hardware components within those one or more servers. When the processor determines that a hardware component for a given server is overheating, the processor may take steps to decrease the temperature of the overheating hardware component for the given server. To determine whether a hardware component is overheating, the processor may leverage the hardware component's operating temperature margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Imwalle, David W. Stiver, Andrew J. Schran, Thomas Chris Newcomb
  • Dynamic server-level thermal control using inlet and exhaust temperatures
    Patent number: 10007309
    Abstract: An apparatus for monitoring and maintaining thermal exhaust temperatures for monitored servers may include a processor in communication with an exhaust temperature control system. The processor may implement various control loops to monitor inlet and exhaust temperatures for one or more servers, and the processor may monitor temperatures of various hardware components within those one or more servers. When the processor determines that a hardware component for a given server is overheating, the processor may take steps to decrease the temperature of the overheating hardware component for the given server. To determine whether a hardware component is overheating, the processor may leverage the hardware component's operating temperature margin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Imwalle, David W. Stiver, Andrew J. Schran, Thomas Chris Newcomb